Who Am I? Where Am I Going? How Do I Get There?

The Academic and Career Plan (ALP) 

is a structured process that helps students develop plans for their future.  will tell you about activities that will help students develop their abilities and resume.

Career Exploration

provides links to inventory resources that will give students ideas for career research. Finding a career direction that matches your personality and interests may result in both a successful and a happy life.

Career Exploration includes a broad range of links to sites that can tell you anything from majors that support a career to career specific information.

• FCPS Academies provide career specific training and many essential certifications. Check their sites to discover if you can get training and certifications you need in high school.  
• Education Matters - U.S. government chart showing education's relationships to earnings and unemployment  
• Fastest Growing Occupations & Industries - Bureau of Labor and Statistics - data by education, occupation, and industry  
• Virginia Career View - Click Career Search Job projection statistics are obvious and easy to understand. Both Virginia and National statistics will be provided if available. Many other career research options are available.  (Enter career into the tiny search box in the upper right corner of the page.  That search will provide a list of related careers.  Click on one to discover all of the information.)
• For Parents provides the links most parents want - security on campus, links for special needs students, and many, many more.

Post-Secondary - links to options after high school:

• College (lots of important topic links!)
• Vocational/Technical School Training
• Apprenticeship/Internships
• Military
• Employment